The Motivation Myth (Paperback)
Mattison Grey
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Add to basketPaperback. The Motivation Myth: the simple yet powerful key to unlock human potential and create inspired performance and achievementMost people believe praise, appreciation, and compliments are great ways to motivate and inspire people. Many think these communication tools are good people skills and are useful everywhere from parenting to the boardroom, from friendship to leadership, from relationships to coaching. People mistakenly believe these tools are the keys to unlock human potential.That is a myth, says Mattison Grey and Jonathan Manske. Praise, compliments, and appreciation do not do what people think they do. They do not unlock human potential.In this provocative and compelling book, Grey and Manske debunk the myth that performance, achievement, confidence, and connection at work, at school, and at home are improved by these communication tools.Fortunately, there is an alternative, acknowledgement. This communication tool is the cure for underperformance, lack of self-confidence, and ineffective motivation techniques.Grey and Manske have seen it over and over again acknowledgement changes lives!Acknowledgement effectively produces the results increased performance, motivation and inspiration, and improved self-confidence these other communication tools try to accomplish but do not.The Motivation Myth draws on scientific research, anecdotal stories from interesting people, and thirty-five plus years of combined experience in using and teaching the tool of acknowledgement.Grey and Manske reveal the simple yet effective communication tool of acknowledgment and how to work with it to motivate and inspire with integrity and grace. Acknowledgement is the invisible language of results!Table of Contents1 Introduction 2 Why I Wrote This Book 3 The Myth 4 Compliments, Praise, And Appreciation Do Not Work 5 Acknowledgement What It Is And What It Is Not6 How To Acknowledge 7 Acknowledgement As Feedback8 Self-Acknowledgement9 Using Acknowledgement In Team Meetings10 Acknowledgement In Leadership11 Acknowledgement In Sports12 Acknowledgement In Parenting13 Acknowledgement In Relationships14 Acknowledgement In Sales15 Acknowledgement In Peak Performance16 Because You Can This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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Most people believe praise, appreciation, and compliments are great ways to motivate and inspire people. Many think these communication tools are good people skills and are useful everywhere ~ from parenting to the boardroom, from friendship to leadership, from relationships to coaching. People mistakenly believe these tools are the keys to unlock human potential.
That is a myth, says Mattison Grey and Jonathan Manske. Praise, compliments, and appreciation do not do what people think they do. They do not unlock human potential.
In this provocative and compelling book, Grey and Manske debunk the myth that performance, achievement, confidence, and connection ~ at work, at school, and at home ~ are improved by these communication tools.
Fortunately, there is an alternative, acknowledgement. This communication tool is the cure for underperformance, lack of self-confidence, and ineffective motivation techniques.
Grey and Manske have seen it over and over again ~ acknowledgement changes lives!Acknowledgement effectively produces the results ~ increased performance, motivation and inspiration, and improved self-confidence ~ these other communication tools try to accomplish but do not.
The Motivation Myth draws on scientific research, anecdotal stories from interesting people, and thirty-five plus years of combined experience in using and teaching the tool of acknowledgement.
Grey and Manske reveal the simple yet effective communication tool of acknowledgment and how to work with it to motivate and inspire with integrity and grace. Acknowledgement is the invisible language of results!
Table of Contents1 ~ Introduction 2 ~ Why I Wrote This Book 3 ~ The Myth 4 ~ Compliments, Praise, And Appreciation Do Not Work 5 ~ Acknowledgement ~ What It Is And What It Is Not6 ~ How To Acknowledge 7 ~ Acknowledgement As Feedback8 ~ Self-Acknowledgement9 ~ Using Acknowledgement In Team Meetings10 ~ Acknowledgement In Leadership11 ~ Acknowledgement In Sports12 ~ Acknowledgement In Parenting13 ~ Acknowledgement In Relationships14 ~ Acknowledgement In Sales15 ~ Acknowledgement In Peak Performance16 ~ Because You Can
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